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Ways and Means advances budget recommendations for blind and deaf schools, KPERS and higher education
Summary
The Senate Ways and Means Committee on its scheduled budget day accepted subcommittee recommendations for the Kansas State School for the Blind and the School for the Deaf, concurred with KPERS39 budget requests tied to a pension IT modernization, and approved higher education subcommittee adjustments; the committee also opened a hearing on the new Office of Early Childhood.
The Senate Ways and Means Committee voted to accept subcommittee budget recommendations for several state agencies and programs during a session that also opened a hearing on the proposed Office of Early Childhood.
Senator Erickson moved that the committee accept the Senate Education Committee recommendation for the Kansas State School for the Blind, noting the FY2026 revised estimate of $14,200,000 "including $8,300,000 SGF and 89.5 FTE" and a committee addition of $227,145 SGF to raise pay and add six instructional days to align the school39s salary schedule with Olathe Public Schools. The motion was seconded by Senator Peterson and the chair called the question; the motion carried.
The committee next…
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